Eun-hee Ji
Name:
Eun-hee JiCountry:
South KoreaBorn:
May 13, 1986 in Gapyeong, South Korea.Original/Home Club:
Occupation:
Professional golferTurned Pro:
2004MAJORS (1). Multiple wins on the LPGA, Korea and Asian Tours.
Ji attended college at Chung-Ang University in South Korea. She turned professional in 2004 aged 18.
America
Diamond Resorts
Played as the inaugural Diamond Resorts Tournament of Champions presented by Insurance Office of America (Jan 17-20; LPGA Tr season opener; last played as an unrelated LPGA Tr event in 2007). Second-placed Mirim Lee (S Kor) finished 2 shots behind Eun-Hee Ji (S Kor), who recorded her fifth LPGA Tour win. [Tranquilo GC at Four Seasons, Orlando, FL].
America
Kia
Played as the Kia Classic (March 22-25). Second-placed Cristie Kerr (USA) and Lizette Salas (USA) finished 2 shots behind Eun-hee Ji (S Kor), whose final round 67 (-5) included an ace at the par-3 14th. [Aviara GC, Carlsbad, CA].
Asia
Swinging Skirts
Played as the Swinging Skirts LPGA Taiwan Championship presented by CTBC (Oct 19-22; LPGA Tour event). Second-placed Lydia Ko (NZ) finished 6 shots behind Eun-hee Ji (S Kor), who recorded her third LPGA Tour win. [Miramar G&CC, Taipei, Taiwan].
Majors
USGA
The US Women's Open (64th) (July 9-12). Second-placed Candie Kung (USA) finished 1 shot behind first-time major championship winner Ji (S Kor). [Old course, Saucon Valley CC, Bethlehem, PA].
America
Wegmans
Played as Wegmans LPGA (June 19-22). Second-placed Suzann Pettersen (Nor) finished 2 shots behind first-time LPGA Tour winner Ji (S Kor). [Locust Hill CC, Pittsford, Rochester, NY].
Tournaments:
Solheim Cup: can Europe defend the most prestigious team trophy in women’s professional golf, when the 17th Solheim Cup is played out at the Inverness Club in Toledo, Ohio (Sept 4-6).
Italian Open: Nicolai Højgaard recorded his first European Tour win (Sept 5), just a week after his twin brother Rasmus landed the European Masters title (Aug 29); the first brothers to win back-to-back on the European Tour.
Who's Who:
Patrick Cantlay: moved into the world top 5, after winning the final two FedEx Cup playoff events and scooping the $15 million first prize.
Trish Johnson: kept the Senior LPGA Championship trophy in European hands, with her second win in this event in its four-year history.
The San Roque Club: "... how best to revitalise a course that had previously been fit to play regular host to the European Tour’s qualifying school finals..." by Toby Ingleton.
New 27-hole golf complex to be built in southern Belgium
A new golf complex in southern Belgium, close to the border with Luxembourg, will start construction in June 2021.
Marco Simone Golf & Country Club "makes its tournament debut with the hosting of the Italian Open on the European Tour" by Richard Humphreys
Gamble Sands opens short course:
David McLay Kidd’s 14-hole QuickSands short course has opened for play at Gamble Sands in Brewster, Washington.
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